The inequality of natural resources consumption and its relationship with the social development level based on the ecological footprint and the HDI

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-86

  Chen, Dongjing ^a   Ma, Xiaoyan ^a   Mu, Hairong ^b   Li, Peiying ^c  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological footprint; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Gini coefficient; Human Development Index (HDI); Lorenz asymmetry coefficient

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KUZNETS CURVE; NATURAL RESOURCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77952331641     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333210003528     Document Type: Article

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